Research in Potsdam

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

Relative to its size, research in Potsdam is most concentrated in Geophysics, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Instrumentation (10.9× the world share in Geophysics).

1. GeophysicsSubfield · 348.1 works11×
2. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 421.2 works8.9×
3. InstrumentationSubfield · 33.8 works7.4×
4. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 721.0 works5.0×
5. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 185.9 works4.6×
6. Physics and AstronomyField · 718.6 works3.5×

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Geodetic Measurements, Hydrological Modeling, Governance, Plate Tectonics, Global Warming and Gravitational Waves.

1. 1 earthquake and tectonic studiesGeophysics 95 works
2. 2 Geological and Geochemical AnalysisGeophysics 76 works
3. 3 Sociology and Education StudiesSociology and Political Science 72 works
4. 4 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves ResearchAstronomy and Astrophysics 70 works
5. 5 Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchAtmospheric Science 60 works
6. 6 High-pressure geophysics and materialsGeophysics 54 works
7. 7 Public Administration and Political AnalysisPolitical Science and International Relations 52 works
8. 8 European history and politicsPolitical Science and International Relations 52 works
9. 9 Geophysics and Gravity MeasurementsOceanography 50 works
10. 10 German Literature and Culture StudiesLiterature and Literary Theory 49 works